Criticism from David Baddiel and others prompts about-turn on play due to open this week Al Smith may not be the first British playwright to ask “What’s in a name?”, but this weekend h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AMDavid Harewood cast as William Buckley in James Graham’s new play of fiery 1968 debates with Gore Vidal It was a battle royale fought between American political titans, and it played out o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMMonty Python star has reinvented his play The Weekend as musical theatre Theatres are about to embark on a new “golden age” thanks to the combination of freshly enthused audiences and a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMWhile capacity crowds are now allowed, productions are being shut down by isolation rules as cast members are ‘pinged’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Wes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03AMHit musical Jersey Boys will be first show at the 630-seater Trafalgar theatre in the West End The curtain goes up on Monday on at least one piece of certain good news for the troubled West …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMOnly a handful of events will be staged this year as producers complain about ‘dithering’ by council and Scottish government Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus cover…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMImpresario Nica Burns is giving 23 young producers their big break with a showcase at top London venues When the curtains finally rise on West End stages again in May, should there really be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32AMDonors contribute to buy painting of Tamara Karsavina, co-founder of the London ballet school A rare and valuable portrait of the Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina, Anna Pavlova’s great r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMSmall, agile productions are preparing for a May start, as experts predict virtual events will outlast the pandemic Live entertainment is coming back in two halves, much like a traditional n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32AMThe Cuban star talks about his battle to lift spirits at the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the film he has made to rally performers as their stages stay dark When Carlos Acosta, considered one…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMSongs from the composer’s doomed show about the Israeli stateswoman will make their debut online The self-taught musical genius Lionel Bart was the Londoner who first successfully challen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMAs Zoom fatigue sets in, organisations are seeking creative ways to bring art to patrons to keep them – and their wallets – engaged A concert from your favourite opera singer, delivered …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMThe award-winning performance artist tells why she has penned a libretto starring single mums for a new BBC documentary Bryony Kimmings, the award-winning British performer behind a success…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMPlaywright and director says BLM and the lockdown have prompted him to stage a financially risky season of black work British culture has been guilty of “hoodwinking” black people into t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMCommunities secretary announces new planning rules forcing councils to take impact of Covid-19 into account Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Empty theatres a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AMBritain’s most prolific playwright is producing and acting in his own audio play, but he holds out little hope for live theatre in the short term Sir Alan Ayckbourn, one of Britain’s mos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMThe star speaks of his panic about the uncertainty of reopening and his sorrow for struggling young actors Simon Russell Beale, one of Britain’s leading Shakespearean actors, has spoken of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AMAcclaimed productions will be available to watch on Guardian site as coronavirus outbreak continues Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Guardian website is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PMMany black actors leave Britain to find fame, but the Londoner’s BBC lead role follows years of acclaimed work on stage and screen Related: Noughts & Crosses author hits back at race-b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMThe acclaimed dramatist, 82, says he is too old to follow up the work inspired by the fate of his recently discovered Jewish familySir Tom Stoppard, Britain’s most celebrated living playwr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMCatherine Tate, Mark Gatiss and Nina Sosanya star in James Graham and Josie Rourke’s theatrical experiment The play The Vote, a theatrical experiment broadcast live on television on electi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PMBroad stage theatre comedy full of plot twists, puns and frantic action is finding a new audienceThe stage is set like a hotel bedroom where a scantily clad woman is hiding inside a wardrobe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PMWomen claim staff did not ‘like the T-shirts we are wearing’ but NT says the action was ‘a result of a series of disturbances’ The National Theatre has become embroiled in a bitter w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PMAfter an Edinburgh debut just 12 months ago, Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow tell of the whirlwind success of their musical about Henry VIII’s wivesTwelve months can be a long time, especially i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMHip-hop, grime and urban violence take centre stage in a new production of the Shakespeare tragedyModern street slang, words such as fam, peng, fleek and hench, should be dropped into Shakes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33PMComic work by German composer has been reinterpreted for modern audiencesGerman composer Kurt Weill is ranked high among the best of the 20th century and his music remains popular outside th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AMJamael Westman explains how his role in the West End show has affected his politics as well as his careerThe swift rise to fame of Jamael Westman, leading man in the London cast of the hit m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AMWhether it’s Russian or simply ‘northern’, directors face new hurdles in the casting of ‘authentic’ speaking rolesWhen Scottish film star Sean Connery delivered his lines in the 19…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:00PMStar who is taking legal action on antisemitic trolling will take role in Merchant of Venice that shifts setting to London’s East EndTracy Ann Oberman, the actress at the centre of a legal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AMA new book helps BAME actors shrug off stereotypes and show their real talentsNeed a convincing member of a street gang for a TV show? Or a suspected terrorist for a police interrogation sce…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06PMBristol’s Old Vic confronts its controversial 250-year-old past on its relaunch after a £25m faceliftOne of the oldest theatres in Europe, Bristol Old Vic, is finally to have a proper fro…
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